Black Peak Trail

Idaho

Idaho

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12.0 mi

Distance

5,621 ft

Gain

4h 27m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Kootenai National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Through-trail
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
12.0 mi
Elevation gain
5,621 ft
Elevation loss
5,621 ft
Highest point
6,437 ft
Lowest point
2,608 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

Black Peak Trail is a 24.02-mile out-and-back route in Idaho with 5,621 feet of elevation gain and a maximum elevation of 6,437 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
6,437 ft
High point
6,437 ft
Total climbing
5,621 ft
Total descent
5,621 ft
Steepest stretch
27% grade around mile 9.8 on the way out
Length (round trip)
24 mi
Shape
Out and back

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Mullan Pass Vor/Dme, ID weather station, 18 mi away. High / low in °F.

  1. Jan28° high19° low
  2. Feb28° high19° low
  3. Mar34° high22° low
  4. Apr40° high27° low
  5. May50° high36° low
  6. Jun58° high42° low
  7. Jul70° high52° low
  8. Aug69° high51° low
  9. Sep59° high44° low
  10. Oct44° high32° low
  11. Nov32° high23° low
  12. Dec27° high18° low

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Kootenai National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

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Lost Moose Campground

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